Which bike to race? 848 or 08 CBR1000

[Jason748]

The confusing bit its that never did I mention CRA... The people I refer to pulled some shady crap and I'd rather not be around them and their positions in CRA would make that impossible so as I said I'll never run CRA until those people are gone.it becomes like running late models where I don't have fun anymore cause it costs to much for the amount of fun I have.

Sorry - I call bullshit on this one after reading the "cheap racing" thread on MNSBR finally:  http://www.mnsportbikeriders.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=52146&st=0 

Looks more like you're the one who pulled the "shady crap" and are now getting treated accordingly.
Why'd you delete all you're posts on that one?  luckily there are enough quotes to see what you wrote...  and seriously - claiming to be Scotty Ryan...

[sasrocks]

 

[tstruyk]

 

too funny.

jeez Scotty running a trackside business and a race school and you cant even figure out what bike to race????   

I have a hunch this is over before it ever really got started

[topgearamerica]

That post is the shaddy shit cause that whole post on MNSBR wasn't me. I won't name drop but they run the MNSBR board and that whole thing was people that were running their mouths for no reason. My Cousin lived in a house with a guy that is close to those that run the board and it was just drama and the house owner and one of the roomates felt like starting shit when he moved out almost a year ago. My cousin Tim has been out of town and motorcycles for sometime and I guess they felt like ruining the reputation of him anyways. Now that whole BS is gonna follow here I guess but I heard everything that was posted in there from a co-worker and when I got a chance I deleted it cause its all just stupid lies. Neither he or I claim to be anyting we're not. When the person causing the drama check his freakin girlfriends facebook to see that Tim was in fact in the Coast Guard he felt pretty stupid I bet ruining his mouth. Lesson learned is never share handles but it's still crap that two people with connections on a forum can run their mouths and make someone look like a total douche bag. I know a lot of CRA people that are good people but that whole thing ended any chance of me wanting to be involved there again so I figured hey CCS lets yelow plates run 1000's so I figured I ask. I'd really like to not bring all that stuff here, I know that there are people who on on both and I'll have to deal with that but I'm not driving all the way to WERA so can we please not keep that up. Never did I claim to be Scotty Ryan, some 20 year racing vet who is sick of all the amateur racing drama, or that I was the greatest on a bike since sliced bread. With the HRC ECU in the Honda I raised the rev limiter on the CBR but I floated a valve so it looks like my question was answered anyways by vertue of mechnical failure and stupidity on my part, I'm prepping the Ducati to be SS legal again and hope to have it ready to go, fingers crossed. Thanks to those with input, to those who wish to start more drama yet again in the worlds of my dad you talk like a man with a paper asshole

[R1Racer99]

If you want people to understand you, you should try writing coherent sentences broken up into these things called paragraphs. No one knows what the hell you're talking about.

Sorry for bringing this shit from another forum into CCS world because I'm sure it's very uninteresting, but this guy is nuts.

[topgearamerica]

I'm not in High School nor do I work in a field were correct sentence structure matters so your reading ability is none of my concern your lucky I put in periods.

[Ducati23]

You'll enjoy racing an 848. They are fun to ride and are competitive with the 600's. They also have enough torque that a bigger rider can ride fairly fast on them without having too many issues. I am not a little rider, many on this forum have raced against me yet I've done well enough on my 848 to keep a grin on my face.

Unfortunately an untimely accident just before HPT kept me sidelined or I'd have been there to race.  I miss racing with friends on 600's, the F40 group and the twins guys. Club racing an 848 is a good time. I wouldn't trade up to a big bike if it was free to do so. That said I want to get a 1198 sooner than later, but not at the expense of dropping the 848. 

[Boober]

Sell both your bikes and buy something with more readily available parts. A simple lowside with a broken rearset will likely end your weekend as 9 out of ten trackside vendors won't have what you need for either!

[Gino230]

Regardless of what sins we may have committed on the internet, we should be welcoming new racers to our sport.

I agree with what Mike and Mark have said. Race the 848. It's easier to ride than the bigger bike, and plenty competitive.

Don't worry about where you'll fit in, when I started racing, it was because there really was no track days, if there were, they were VERY expensive. So I started racing, starting from the back of the grid and working my way forward. Comparing your pace at a track day is worthless anyway, it's just not the same animal. Just get out there and have a good time.

Racing is arguably safer than track days anyway, the ones I've been too, people are all over the place, aren't used to passing situations, etc. After a few races, even the newest novice has learned more than he's ever going to learn doing a whole season of track days. Just my opinion, of course.

Ride safe and have fun, and welcome to the fold!

[topgearamerica]

Many developments lol. Sold the late model, simple low side on the Duc cracked the swing arm 1200 bucks later we decided that was a bad choice. Looking at a 06 GSXR600 and a 08 R6 this weekend, leading R6 but if the price is right on the GSXR we'll see. My honda in the shop for dyno work, I'll never sell it unless the next CBR1000 is even better looking. The Duc might be hitting the cutting room floor here even tho it pains me to say it cause I love it so but it has become the odd bike out, I can't justify 3 bikes, and I knew Ducatis were expensive in the shop but that low side on race plastics cost almost 3 grand with swingarm, carrier, FMF muffler, rear set, clip-on, and the sliders and bodywork damage. Beauty always comes at a price but I think this is one chick not worth the drinks. I'll hold off for now but when the season gets into a better swing it might hit the market.